B.J: Thanx, and of course he will.
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A Year Later
Peter
A guess all good things come to an end. Lucy's happiness was destroyed when Tumnus left, and when Lucy's happiness is destroyed, everyone's happiness is destroyed. It has been a whole year, and it is almost Lucy's birthday again. She has been attempting to be happy, but everyone can see the utter despair that fills her. The once bright and happy girl is just an empty shell, waiting in vain for her lover to come home.
Lucy
I do try to be happy for everyone else's sake, but how can I? Tumnus was my life and love, and I am sure I will never get over him. Everything that was beautiful and calm is twisting, writhing and black. How can I live in a world like this? The only thing that keeps me sane and alive is the hope that Tumnus will come to me at last. I know this hope is in vain, but it is a dream, and I must have a dream. My birthday is tomorrow, and surprisingly, I am not looking forward to it. On that day I would be with Tumnus, and the day after, loving him.
Tumnus
I miss Lucy. My darling, beautiful Lucy. I will go to her, on her birthday, as she is totally deserving of it. But what is she hates me? I left her, to seek something I desire, and what if she hates me for it?
Lucy
It is my birthday, but this brings nothing but vain hope, a painful thing. No party for me this year, no Aslan to comfort me. Just me and my family. I act like I'm unbelievably happy, and I think for once they believe me. At dusk, I walk to the little meadow Mr. Tumnus showed me long, long ago. I worry. What if he is dead? And if he is not, why does he not come home to me?
Suddenly, my heart stops. There, on the top of the hill, right next to the tree is Mr. Tumnus. I shriek with happiness and I run to him. He is so, so different, but I would never forget that face of his. He is human! I jump on him, and we go rolling down the hill, kissing and laughing. This has to be the best birthday ever! Mr. Tumnus has come home! I think everyone in Narnia heard me scream in happiness, everyone!
Mr. Tumnus lights a fire, and we sit down across from each other. He knows that I expect for him to tell me everything.
Tumnus
I take a deep breath, resisting my temptation to kiss Lucy into oblivion.
"When I left, I felt that you deserved better. I would never be happy the way I was, and I knew that this would affect our relationship. So I searched, seemingly in vain, for a way to turn human, a way to be deserving of you.
I went to the country south of here, because I heard a rumor that there was a potions man that could make any kind of potion you would like, for a price.
Well I found him…"
